A： Well, why do Japanese people manage to maintain Japanese tradition
in their society where western culture is highly prevalent?

Japanese people place importance on their wonderful tradition. There are
a lot of indigenous tradition in Japan.
（答えになっていないと思いながら、その時は思いつかなかった。

A： What is Seijin-no-hi?

It means Coming-of-Age Day. It is held on the second Monday of January.
On this day, young people who have reached the legal age of twenty and
their families celebrate their happiness and success for the future.
Women usually wear kimono, and men wear suits on this day.（振りそでを説明すべきだった）

A： Why are there so many private English schools in Japan?

It is mainly because public schools don’t provide adequate English education
to the students.（英会話に限定すべきだった）Therefore, many students go to private English
schools. In my case, when I was a junior high and high school student,
I also went to English conversation school. （それ以上出て来なかった）

A： What is nabe?

It is a traditional Japanese dish cooked in a pot or pan. One of the
popular nabe is oden. （すきやき、しゃぶしゃぶの方がメジャーだと思うが、その時はとにかく「おでん」が頭に浮かんだ。「おでん」と答えた人はめずらしかったのか、A
試験官はめずらしく（？）こちらを向いて「おでん？」と反応した）
We put variety of ingredients such as potatoes, eggs, fried fish paste
and vegetables in a large pot and boil them together. We can make ourselves
warm by eating nabe. （一息ついたため次の質問に移ってしまった。hot masteredのことに言及していない。他にもnabe
については言及できることがいくつかあったのにとても残念）

A： Which do you support, non-smoker or smoker?

I support non-smoker. The Japanese government implemented a law on smoking.（健康増進法についてもっと説明すべきだった）In
my company, there are designated smoking areas on every floors.

A： Why is the amount of allowance given to Japanese husbands by their
wives so low?

In my opinion, it is because of the traditional role of husbands and
wives in Japan. In Japan, wives have been traditionally in charge of family
budget. Personally, I think men tend to waste money on playing Japanese
pinball called pachinko or drinking alcohol. Therefore, wives are in charge
of most of the family money and give small amount of allowance to their
husbands.